As the Bolivian guide explains in the video below (the plant can be found throughout the Andes), llareta is such good fuel that, even though it's very ancient, people regularly use it to start campfires and even, back in the day, to run locomotives. (That's 3, 000 to 4,000 years of captured sunshine thrown into a steam engine for a quick ride - I'm trying not to think about that.)

Yes, let's share this knowledge with everyone. I'm sure no one will increase the harvest for the sheer novelty of it.

ladyfortuna:As the Bolivian guide explains in the video below (the plant can be found throughout the Andes), llareta is such good fuel that, even though it's very ancient, people regularly use it to start campfires and even, back in the day, to run locomotives. (That's 3, 000 to 4,000 years of captured sunshine thrown into a steam engine for a quick ride - I'm trying not to think about that.)

Yes, let's share this knowledge with everyone. I'm sure no one will increase the harvest for the sheer novelty of it.

I know! If they had just ratcheted the scheme back a notch so nobody died, it would have been brilliant.

"So, here's the plan: your fat turns into cute alien toddlers.""And?""And nothing. You lose all that unwanted weight without lifting a finger, and the cuties get beamed up to the mothership.""Where do I sign?"

I know! If they had just ratcheted the scheme back a notch so nobody died, it would have been brilliant.

"So, here's the plan: your fat turns into cute alien toddlers.""And?""And nothing. You lose all that unwanted weight without lifting a finger, and the cuties get beamed up to the mothership.""Where do I sign?"

Actually that is pretty much what was happening until The Doctor and Donna got involved. IIRC

I know! If they had just ratcheted the scheme back a notch so nobody died, it would have been brilliant.

"So, here's the plan: your fat turns into cute alien toddlers.""And?""And nothing. You lose all that unwanted weight without lifting a finger, and the cuties get beamed up to the mothership.""Where do I sign?"

Actually that is pretty much what was happening until The Doctor and Donna got involved. IIRC

I'm pretty sure people were dying wheneer the process got out of control.